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By: Lauren, Kellyhttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/comment-page-1/#comment-986201
Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:29:42 +0000http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/#comment-986201Hey everybody it was 2012!
In London, England
the Olympics were held!
Obama came back,
re-elected for second term as president
His competition was Romney,
who was a little hesitant.
Don’t forget the cruise ship that was sailing in Italy,
Many people died, what a pity that we had to see.
The iPhone 5 was then released;
the screen is larger, to say the least.
Remember the deal about Joseph Kony?
Turns out the organization was just a phony.
That was the world in 2012, wanna hear more? Give us a yell!
]]>By: Ian p. and Zach.thttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/comment-page-1/#comment-948161
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:35:25 +0000http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/#comment-948161There has been a lot that went down this year
like Mark Sanchez falling on his rear
Now lets take it back to the wild Wild West
Where Obama was elected to be the best
Connecticut was corrupted
From a man who erupted
NASA said it couldn’t be done
But Felix showed then that he’s number one
North Korea took a big hit
kim jong il is now living in paradise and kick-in it
Hurricane sandy came and stormed
Now many people sit and mourn
We said goodbye to Whitney this year
Now lets get up and cheer
For another great year.
]]>By: Jackson C, Brian C, Darren Shttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/comment-page-1/#comment-948130
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:30:23 +0000http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/#comment-9481302012 has been a roller coaster of a year
There’s been heartbreak and cheer
Gotta put your hoodie up for Trayvon
He once was shot down and now he’s gone
In Colorado people got massacred at the batman premiere
Now people have to go watch movies in fear
We watched gas prices nearly rise to an all time high
We saw famous people like Whitney Houston and Steve Jobs die
People got active for the Kony 2012 campaign
After the World Series the Giants were popping champagne
Over in the middle east Syria is raging a civil war
Maybe we need to send in the peace corps
The Heat won the championship with the help of Lebron James
And London hosted the twenty twelve Olympic games
2012 had some of the craziest stories the world has seen
Now we will see what’s going to happen in twenty thirteen
]]>By: Simran S. and Kylie D.http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/comment-page-1/#comment-945301
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:53:47 +0000http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/#comment-945301Simran and Kylie here
to tell you about this past year
prices have been raised at the gas station
Romney clenched the GOP nomination
debt in the US has caused a lot of stress
while pot in Colorado created a mess
Egypt And Syria in a revolution
while Obama care was checked in the constitution
shout out to the London Olympic gold medalists
while lance Armstrong is a druggie bicyclist
our hearts go out to the Connecticut shooting
while the world keeps polluting
my man Felix jumped out of space
and Obama won the presidential race
that’s the end of this year yo
now it’s time to go
]]>By: Blake C. & Josiah E.http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/comment-page-1/#comment-942236
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:40:59 +0000http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/poetry-pairing-swerve/#comment-942236Yo we got some news for you
Mason had to die in Black Ops 2
While the Senate is disapproving of keeping guns for me and you
But in some states pot is allowed to stay
While in the Middle East, Israel maybe in desert defeat
So you were sitting on your couch watching tv, when Felix Baumgartner jumped from over 12,000 ft
Sandoval got MVP by helping the Giants win the World Series
Maybe war is just a theory
Ground 0 reconstructed
But we can’t forget hurricane sandy’s destruction
The Two massacres, Connecticut and Colorado, were a big mistake to make
Now we pray for justice and pride, to the last senator that admits to sign
The year is over and a new one is coming